Improvised explosive device

An explosion rocked the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan and caused multiple injuries on Saturday evening. An explosion rocked the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan and caused at least 25 injuries on Saturday, the New York City Fire Department said, prompting emergency personnel to swarm one of the most bustling areas of the city on a cool autumn evening. A law enforcement source said an initial investigation suggested the explosion occurred in a dumpster but the cause was still undetermined. CNN reported that law enforcement sources believe an improvised explosive device caused the blast. At least three people were seen being taken away from the scene of the blast in ambulances, but the severity of their injuries was not immediately clear. A car seen driving through the area had its rear window blown out. The blast occurred at about 8:30 p.m. (0030 GMT Sunday) between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue on 23rd Street, a major east-west thoroughfare in the fashionable downtown neighborhood … [Read more...] about Explosion rocks Manhattan neighborhood, at least 25 hurt

Three U.S. troops and a working dog were killed by a bomb blast on Friday in southern Afghanistan, a U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
No information was immediately available about the incident. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, or ISAF, in Afghanistan said in a statement three service members died following an improvised explosive device attack. ISAF did not provide the nationality of the victims. The Taliban, ousted by U.S.-backed forces in the aftermath of al Qaeda's September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, is engaged in a summer offensive ahead of the planned withdrawal of most foreign troops by the end of this year. The United States plans to reduce its force in Afghanistan to less than 10,000 after 2014 and withdraw almost all of them by the end of 2016. … [Read more...] about Three U.S. troops killed by Afghanistan explosion

An explosion rocked the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan and caused multiple injuries on Saturday evening. An explosion rocked the bustling Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan on Saturday night, injuring at least 29 people, and authorities said they were investigating the blast as a criminal act not immediately linked to any terror organization. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and other city officials said investigators had ruled out a natural gas leak as the origin of the blast, but they stopped short of calling it a bombing and declined to specify precisely what they believed may have triggered the explosion. Police said a sweep of the neighborhood following the blast turned up a possible "secondary device" a short distance away. CNN, citing law enforcement sources, reported that it appeared to be a pressure cooker with wires attached to it and connected to what resembled a cell phone. A piece of paper with writing on it was found nearby, according to CNN's account. Remaining … [Read more...] about New York City shaken by ‘intentional’ explosion, 29 injured

A 41-year-old man, only identified by his surname Suh, is suspected of putting what seems to be an improvised explosive device made with a cluster of 10 gas canisters in a public restroom, according to police.
Also was found a memo threatening to explode Korean Air, South Korea's biggest carrier if electricity is not supplied to the Kaesong Industrial Complex by 0ct. 20. Police said that Suh told an employee at the rest stop that he discovered the device and message.
Seoul shut down the complex in North Korea's border city of Kaesong in February 2016 in response to North Korea's nuclear and missile tests.
The North hinted Friday at the resumption of the complex even as the move is an illegal act that violates property rights by South Korean firms which used to run factories there.
Police said they suspected Suh himself produced the device and then notified the attendant of it, adding that they confiscated what appeared to be explosives and gas cans at his … [Read more...] about Man arrested for putting apparent explosive, memo over Kaesong complex

The "huge explosions" happened in the Ajilari Cross area of the city, which has been targeted by similar attacks twice in the last month, including on September 20 when at least 117 were killed. The previous attacks were blamed on Boko Haram Islamists, which has increasingly hit "soft" civilian targets in recent months using suicide bombers and improvised explosive devices. It was not immediately clear what caused the latest blasts, which happened in quick succession from 8:10pm (1910 GMT), said Bashir Mohammed, whose house is near the scene. "We are all confused and people are running helter-skelter," he said. Sheriff Ahmad, a cleric in the area, said: "Many people have been killed. I don't know how many and I don't think anyone can tell you now." Ahmad described seeing body parts on his house, while Hafsat Sani, a nurse at the nearby Umaru Shehu Hospital, said: "There are many houses around the area and the blasts have affected many of them." The hospital quickly began receiving the … [Read more...] about Deadly explosions rock Maiduguri, NE Nigeria